At least 56 killed as Russian trawler sinks in icy seas
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian trawler sank in icy seas off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Thursday, killing at least 56 of the 132 crew, the emergencies ministry said on Thursday.
Pakistan PM approves deal to buy eight Chinese submarines: official
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a deal “years in the making” to buy eight submarines from China, a Pakistani government official said on Thursday, in what could be one of China’s largest overseas weapons…
Exclusive: Lithuania prosecutors restart investigation into CIA jail
VILNIUS/WARSAW (Reuters) – Lithuania has restarted a criminal investigation into allegations that state security officials helped the CIA operate a secret jail in the Baltic state, the prosecutor-general’s office said on Thursday.
Thai junta’s opponents fret over plan to grant coup plotters amnesty
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Under the new constitution being drawn up by a committee appointed by Thailand’s junta and tasked with protecting the country from “parliamentary dictatorship”, the architects of last year’s military coup would enjoy immunity from p…
Aden showdown tests Saudi project to tame Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – A week of bombing by a Saudi-led coalition has failed to force Yemen’s Houthis to the negotiating table or rupture their alliance with a powerful ex-president, and the defiant militia could now claim the second city of Aden as its nex…
Gunmen kill 15 soldiers, two civilians in Egypt’s Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked several military checkpoints in Egypt’s Sinai on Thursday, killing 15 soldiers and two civilians, security sources said, defying one of the toughest security crackdowns in…
Two Chinese energy executives under investigation
BEIJING (Reuters) – Two senior energy executives are under investigation, authorities in China said on Thursday, as a corruption crackdown on state-owned enterprises continues to fell top officials.
Afghan suicide attack kills 17, wounds dozens: TV
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide attack near the governor’s house in the eastern Afghan province of Khost killed 17 people on Thursday and wounded dozens, Tolo TV said.
China says Myanmar apologizes for bombing, admits responsibility
BEIJING (Reuters) – Myanmar has accepted responsibility and apologized for bombs dropped on Chinese territory last month that killed five people, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
India’s IT plans suffer from power cuts, congestion – and monkeys
VARANASI, India (Reuters) – As India launches an $18 billion plan to spread the information revolution to its provinces, the problems it faces are a holdover from the past – electricity shortages, badly planned, jam-packed cities, and monkeys.
